13 Hughes Drive, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LN
About 13 Hughes Drive
13 Hughes Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4LN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £330,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 12.4% above the 2021 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
13 Hughes Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2004DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of a part single/ part two storey side rear extension (demolition of existing double garage)
- Agent
- Homeplans-4ALL
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/04/1521
- Jul 2004DemolitionFullIn report
Construction of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (demolition of existing garage)
- Agent
- Homeplans-4ALL
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/04/1105
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 13 Hughes Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 16 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£330,000
+53.5%over 8 years9 November 2012
£215,000
+42.4%over 5 years21 December 2006
£151,000
-18.4%over 1 year2 November 2005
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4LN: £325,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in ME2 4LN
14 Hughes Drive, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LN
Sold Mar 2024
£330,00038 Hughes Drive, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LN
Sold Feb 2023
£440,00021 Hughes Drive, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LN
Sold Sept 2020
£310,00023 Hughes Drive, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LN
Sold Feb 2020
£285,00025 Hughes Drive, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LN
Sold May 2019
£270,000
Everything we know about 13 Hughes Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Hughes Drive homes
13 Hughes Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,084
Street avg £2,735
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Gill Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Wainscott Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB